Kakadu Bird Week

Wildlife encounters, cultural experiences and special offers make for a perfect Kakadu Spring getaway

The upcoming September/October holidays is one of the best times to experience the natural wonderland of Kakadu National Park, with visitors being able to experience two richly authentic festivals and take advantage of a range of special offers.

Nature will be at its most vivid during the annual Kakadu Bird Week, which will be staged between 25 and 29 September. The spectacular pageant of nature offers visitors the opportunity to join expert-guided tours, cruise the wetlands, and experience Kakadu’s rich Indigenous culture.

Kakadu National Park is a bird lover’s paradise – home to more than a third of Australia’s bird species – and is the perfect place to discover and learn all about the rich variety of birds living in the dual World Heritage listed Park.

Kakadu Bird Week is held to coincide with the mass migration of magpie geese, which flock to billabongs such as Yellow Water (Ngurrungurrudjba), to feed. With the waters receding towards the end of the dry season, there is no better time to witness birdlife at its most extravagant, along with Kakadu’s full array of exotic animals, including crocodiles, buffalo, brumbies and wallabies.

Kakadu has been voted Australia’s number one bird-watching destination by Australian Geographic and is home to over one-third of Australia’s bird species. It is a great opportunity to view graceful sea eagles, elegant kingfishers, distinctive Jabirus and watch the remarkable Jacanas (aka ‘Jesus Bird’) seemingly walking on water.  

DATE/TIME
25 and 29 September

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